Black Shuck and Other Black Dog Reports

Vanishing Shuck

Location: Thurton (Norfolk) - Near the village, precise details unknownType: ShuckDate / Time: November 1944 / 1945Further Comments: While cycling home, a witness reported that a large black dog had leapt out in front of him, before disappearing through a solid wall.

Barking Hound

Location: Tiree (Argyll and Bute) - Cladach a Chrogain beachType: ShuckDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: This harbinger of doom, known locally as a Cusith, was renowned for its barking - if it yapped once or twice, it was a sign everything was okay, but three times warned of incoming danger for the listener or their family. Some people believe that the creature can become semi-human in appearance.

Cu Sith

Location: Tiree (Argyll and Bute) - UnknownType: ShuckDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: Two boys spending the night in a shieling hut were awoken by the sound of a large creature on the roof howling. The next morning they discovered the large prints of a Cu Sith on the turf roof.

Huge Paws

Location: Tiree (Argyll and Bute) - Beach in the areaType: ShuckDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: A traveller on Tiree came across a large mystery dog in the sand dunes. The following day he found paw prints the size of his palm.

Pack of Hounds

Location: Todmorden (Yorkshire) - Area between Todmorden and MankinholesType: ShuckDate / Time: 30 October (reoccurring)Further Comments: Wailing at the moon, this pack of devil dogs run over both land and water looking for people to terrify.

Dog as Large as a Bike

Location: Tollesbury (Essex) - On the route to Jordan's Green, along the lane that leads up to Gorwell Hall.Type: ShuckDate / Time: 1920sFurther Comments: Shuck sightings appear quite common in this area. This encounter involved a woman coming face to face with a black dog with a bright red tongue, which was as large as her bicycle. It chased her (or ran alongside her, according to other stories) as she peddled down the road, disappearing soon after.

Snapping and Snarling Black Dog

Location: Tolleshunt D'Arcy (Essex) - B1026 coast roadType: ShuckDate / Time: 1960sFurther Comments: A cyclist reported being attacked by a large black dog while travelling down the coast road. Leaping off his bike to scare the animal, it disappeared before his eyes.

Location: Tring (Hertfordshire) - Area where gibbet once stoodType: ShuckDate / Time: Pre 1863Further Comments: A black, lean dog with fiery red eyes would stand in the middle of the road in his village, sinking into the ground if approached. It was thought to be the spirit of a chimneysweep executed for murder.

Le Tchan de Bouole

Location: Trinity (Jersey) - Bouley BayType: ShuckDate / Time: Weather Dependent: Prior to a storm (last seen 2008)Further Comments: This dog, sometimes dragging a large chain, is said to appear before the area is hit by bad weather. Writer Linda Corby claimed that three of her friends had seen this large black hound a few hours before the Great Storm of 1987, while in 2008 a car full of people were chased by a black shadow accompanied by the sound of dragging chains.

Huge Dog

Location: Trottiscliffe (Kent) - Pilgrim's WayType: ShuckDate / Time: 1745?Further Comments: A very large black hound is said to stalk the village, and may have attacked two locals in 1745, killing one and severely injuring the other.

Large Dog

Location: Turnditch (Derbyshire) - Unnamed lane, and Carsington WaterType: ShuckDate / Time: 02 September 2008Further Comments: During a thunderstorm, a driver spotted a large black dog cross the road ahead and move down a residential lane. The driver stopped to look for the hound, but it had vanished. A phantom black dog is said to haunt the nearby Carsington Water.

Hound

Location: Tyneham (Dorset) - Boatswain's Coppice, between village and LulworthType: ShuckDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: This small piece of woodland was the home of a phantom dog that would physically prevent anyone from walking between the two villages.

Growing Hound

Location: Uplyme (Devon) - Lane near Black Dog public houseType: ShuckDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: The black dog here grows in size until the size of the local trees, when it turns into vapour and vanishes. A local tale reports it haunted a farmhouse that once stood nearby - the farmer once chased the dog away, and it vanished into the ceiling of one of the rooms; on examination, he found much gold hidden in the roof where it disappeared.

Location: Urchfont (Wiltshire) - Unspecified footpath that crosses fields and allotmentType: ShuckDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: This hound is thought to be a harbinger of misfortune.

Phantom Dog, Calf Size

Location: Walberswick (Suffolk) - Road between the Bell Hotel and the Vicarage, and the beach leading to DunwichType: ShuckDate / Time: 1500s onwardsFurther Comments: For four hundred years, a black shuck has been reported in the area, local legend stating that it is the Devil incarnate. The creature has most been recently witnessed by two women during the 1980s; they reported seeing a large phantom dog, black in colour and the size of a calf.

Guardian Dog

Location: Wambarrows (Somerset) - General areaType: ShuckDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: This large black hound was said to protect the nearby hill from treasure hunters.

Cursed Castle

Location: Warwick (Warwickshire) - Warwick CastleType: ShuckDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: After being caught stealing from her customers, an old servant at the castle was fired. In revenge, she bewitched the place - a large black dog appeared and created havoc. The creature was defeated by quotes from the bible read aloud by a local holy man.

Location: Weacombe (Somerset) - Area of QuantocksType: ShuckDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: This shuck has proved quite helpful when encountered, appearing to lost walkers and leading them to safety. However, another entity in the same area known as the Wild Rider is considered fatal if met.

Gabriel Hounds

Location: Wednesbury (Staffordshire) - General areaType: ShuckDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: Gabriel Hounds, demonic dogs that would fly through the air, would often be heard in this region. Other witnesses thought they were geese...

Fire Breathing Hounds

Location: Wellington (Somerset) - General AreaType: ShuckDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: This pack of albino dogs run while breathing flame from their mouths.

Shuck Attack

Location: Wells-next-the-Sea (Norfolk) - Lane leading to marshes between Wells & StiffkeyType: ShuckDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: Local legend says a man was attacked by a shuck down a lane between Wells and Stiffkey. Author Christopher Marlowe was allegedly chased by the same creature a little short time later, while out looking for the beast.

White Dog

Location: West Kennet (Wiltshire) - Long BarrowType: ShuckDate / Time: 23 June (or Midsummer Eve), sunrise (reoccurring)Further Comments: Appearing to mark the start of the longest day of the year, this pale hound has been observed at sunrise. Some reports say the dog is accompanied by a ghostly druid.